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Christmas Party Catering in Strood, Medway
Roasted for hours, carved to order and served hot: a hog roast for your Christmas party in Strood and across Medway.
- Staff Christmas do’s
- Sports club Christmas do’s
- Festive family get-togethers
Planning an event in Strood?
Christmas hog roast for your Christmas party in Strood
December is dark early, so we set up in daylight and roast through the afternoon. The cooking area and path need lighting. Popular choices include rotisserie chicken, roast potatoes and apple sauce, and typical bookings are for lights switch-on evenings and christmas fairs.
In a town like Strood, a Christmas party might be at the office, a club or home. We need a lit outdoor spot. We plan the timings around your day, because the roast has to start hours before you eat.
What affects the price in Strood
There’s no fixed price list, since every event is different. The main factors are:
- Access to the cooking area
- Crockery choices
- How many people are eating
- The menu and extras such as lamb or chicken
Published UK guides give a wide range for hog roast catering, from around £10 a head for a basic roll to £20 or more with sides and service. We quote every event individually, so you know exactly what you’re paying for.
What we need to know
We can quote more accurately with a few details. Here’s what’s useful:
- Dietary requirements
- Anything the venue has asked for
- A photo of the cooking area
- Rough numbers
We price every booking individually, based on numbers, menu, timings and distance. Tell us about your Christmas party for a quote: use our quote form.
Your questions about a hog roast for your Christmas party in Strood
Can you do a hog roast in Rede Common?
Only with permission from the park’s owner, typically the council, and many parks do not allow cooking. Ask them first, and tell us what they say.
Which station is closest to Strood?
Strood station, about 1 mile east of the centre.
Can you be flexible on serving time?
Within reason, we can. Keep us posted on the day and we’ll adjust.
Can you trade at our Christmas fair?
Yes, a hog roast is a popular stall at Christmas fairs. Tell us the pitch and how food will be paid for.
Can you cater for vegetarians?
The menu has lamb, chicken, vegetarian and vegan options. Halal meat is not something we offer.
Do you leave the area tidy?
We clear the serving area and pack away, and leave the area tidy.
When should we book our Christmas party?
The earlier the better. Midweek dates are easier.
What space does the roaster need?
Enough level ground outdoors for the roaster and a serving table under cover, plus a step-free route to wheel the equipment in. Send us a picture if you’re unsure.
The process
A hog roast is always cooked outside, under a gazebo on level ground, well clear of walls, tents and trees. We’ll agree the spot with you beforehand. Late-December sunset in Strood comes at about 3:50pm. A Christmas party in the evening means carving under lights, and a lit path from the door.
- Send us your date, venue and numbers.
- We confirm the space and send a price.
- The roast starts in the afternoon.
- Our chef carves and staff serve.
- We pack up, even in the rain.
How to prepare
- Ask about allergies and dietary needs beforehand
- Have a level outdoor spot ready
- Plan a step-free way in for the equipment
Get a quote
Send us the date, the address or ME2 postcode and rough numbers, along with your serving time. We will check the date and send a quote. Use our quote form.
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Working with your venue
For workplace bookings, ask your facilities team about outside caterers and gas cooking. We work to the site’s rules.
Some venues charge a fee if you bring in your own caterer, so check before booking. We’ll work with the venue on access and the cooking spot.
Why choose Christmas hog roast in Strood?
We serve and tidy, even on a wet, dark night.
These are some of the most popular hog roast bookings near Strood:
- Between-Christmas-and-New-Year get-togethers
- Festive open evenings
- Sports club Christmas do’s
- End-of-year team celebrations
If people are coming by rail, the closest railway station is Strood station, roughly 1 mile east of the centre.
Before you book anyone
- VAT, if it applies
- Payment terms and cancellation policy
- Allergen information for every dish
- What the price includes, item by item
Should I cook it myself?
Full catering or machine hire? Catered means we do everything: roasting, carving, serving and clearing. With hire only, you do the cooking yourself.
If you are confident and want to save on staff, DIY machine hire is an option. You do the roasting and carving; we’ll explain what’s supplied and how it works when we quote.
Places near Strood
Also in Strood
Christmas parties in Strood: local tips
Strood is about 3 miles north-west of Chatham, in Medway. We bring a hog roast for your Christmas party to Christmas parties anywhere in Strood, given a suitable outdoor cooking area. Strood is one of 68 places in Medway where we cater. Our nearest city page is London, about 26 miles away.
If a church like St Francis' Church is running a Christmas fair, hot pork rolls are a welcome sight on a cold evening. If you are organising a Christmas fair for a school like Elaine Primary School, hot rolls go down well.
Christmas parties anywhere in ME2, ME1 and ME3 start with an outdoor spot for the roaster and roughly how many guests. Local streets include Ash Road, Gun Lane and Pine Road; a Christmas party on any of them works well with outdoor space and a way in. Main roads around Strood include the A2 and A226, which makes travel to your Christmas party easy. We also bring hog roasts to Christmas parties in Rochester (1 mile east), Borstal (1 mile south), Cuxton (2 miles south-west), Lower Bush (2 miles south-west) and Upper Bush (2 miles south-west). Further out, we also cater in Gillingham (4 miles east), Chatham (3 miles south-east), Rainham (6 miles east), Luton (3 miles south-east), Park Wood (6 miles south-east) and Lordswood (5 miles south-east). Strood is one of the larger places we cover in Medway, with plenty of venues for Christmas parties.
Other landmarks nearby include Six Poor Travellers House (1.2 miles east) and French Hospital (1.2 miles east). Within reach you will find Rede Common and Gad's Hill.
- Local schools include Strood Academy (0.6 miles north-west) and Temple School (1.2 miles north-east)
- Pubs nearby include Crispin And Crispianus Public House (0.6 miles east)
- Other local spots include City of Rochester-upon-Medway (0.9 miles east)
Looking after everyone
Rolls and stuffing generally contain gluten, and gluten-free rolls are available on request. Other tips:
- Stuffing normally contains gluten, so check the allergen list
- Add dietary questions to the invite
- Send the allergen list round before the party
- Keep vegetarian food labelled
Name someone to meet us, especially for an office party.
Ask about gluten-free rolls.
A closer look at the menu
Halloumi and vegetable skewers (V)
Our vegetarian option is halloumi and vegetable skewers: grilled halloumi with vegetables, in a roll or on a plate.
Crackling
Crackling takes hours to get right, which is exactly what a slow hog roast gives it.
A hog roast compared with other options
Compared with a cold buffet, hot food wins in winter. Distance is part of the price: travel is included in your quote. Give us the address so the quote is accurate.
What you get with us
- A clear quote with everything listed
- Cooked on the day, low and slow
- Our staff serve and clear
- Salads, potatoes and coleslaw to go with it
Read how we price and the cost guide.
- Roasted on site for several hours, outdoors under cover
- Carved by our chef into rolls with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Not just pork: spit-roast lamb, chicken and vegetarian choices
- Served by our staff at the time you choose, then cleared away